> Fil-C has some limitations. Presently, it only works on Linux/x86_64. Also, it's slow – about 1.5x-5x slower than legacy C. That's in part because of its implementation of a pointer encoding method for tracking bounds and types called MonoCaps, and also overhead from calling conventions and dynamic linking that differ from standard C.
This is the definition of Worse C, and nobody wants nor need that
Pizlo introduced Fil-C at the Splash 2024 conference last month [1]
[1] https://www.youtube.com/live/_VF3pISRYRc?t=4862s
I think it’s a bit naive to think that people who won’t learn Rust will learn a new, stricter variety of C.
Nobody wants nor need a worse C
If you want/need C with an optional GC, just use D, it also compile C code
Downvoter, you haven't read the damn article
> Fil-C has some limitations. Presently, it only works on Linux/x86_64. Also, it's slow – about 1.5x-5x slower than legacy C. That's in part because of its implementation of a pointer encoding method for tracking bounds and types called MonoCaps, and also overhead from calling conventions and dynamic linking that differ from standard C.
This is the definition of Worse C, and nobody wants nor need that